{"id":18797,"date":"2024-12-18T00:44:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=18797"},"modified":"2024-12-18T00:44:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T00:44:20","slug":"how-yankees-cubs-cody-bellinger-trade-could-benefit-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=18797","title":{"rendered":"How Yankees-Cubs Cody Bellinger Trade Could Benefit Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1982397\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The New York Yankees carried out their offseason blueprint in response to Juan Soto\u2019s departure by swinging a trade with the Chicago Cubs that \u2014 unintentionally \u2014 could work in favor of the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>New York acquired outfielder\/first baseman Cody Bellinger \u2014 and $5 million of the 29-year-old\u2019s salary \u2014 from Chicago,\u00a0per ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan, in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Cody Poteet. Bellinger\u2019s arrival in The Bronx follows the Yankees\u2019 Max Fried signing, demonstrates New York\u2019s determination to stay engaged, and poses a (Red Sox-associated) question.<\/p>\n<p>Are the Yankees out on free-agent infielder Alex Bregman now?<\/p>\n<p>Bregman was linked to six teams, including the New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Red Sox and Yankees, MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand reported Monday. The 30-year-old lasted nearly a decade in Houston, making two All-Star Games and helping the Astros win two World Series titles, however, Bregman\u2019s return to the American League West isn\u2019t a guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the door has been opened for Boston\u2019s chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to reunite Bregman and Red Sox skipper Alex Cora, who shared Houston\u2019s dugout during its 2017 championship run.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since last season\u2019s trade deadline, Breslow vocalized the franchise\u2019s need for a right-handed bat. Not to mention, the Red Sox have already lost right-handed-hitting outfielder Tyler O\u2019Neill, who led the team with 31 home runs and signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Bregman, a 2019 Silver Slugger Award recipient, fits the mold of a replacement. He belted 26 moonshots last season, is a career .375 hitter in 21 games at Fenway Park, has 99 playoff appearances under his belt \u2014 with 26 in the Fall Classic \u2014 and has a rapport with Cora. That covers all the essential boxes that need to be checked and then some, opening the lane for Breslow and the front office to follow up their offseason splash of acquiring All-Star pitcher Garret Crochet from the Chicago White Sox at MLB\u2019s Winter Meetings in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of how the Red Sox utilize franchise star Rafael Devers, either at third or first base, adding Bregman provides defensive depth, thus giving Cora nifty lineup versatility. Bregman earned a Gold Glove Award for his work in the hot corner last season but also has big league experience at second base and shortstop \u2014 and two games in left field.<\/p>\n<p>New York, so far, is already on the hook for Fried\u2019s eight-year, $218 million contract \u2014 the largest ever given to a left-handed pitcher \u2014 and $22.5 million of Bellinger\u2019s salary next season, meaning interest in putting Bregman in pinstripes could fade.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Red Sox, on the other hand, could ensure that Bregman does make a West-to-East shift and calls Fenway Park his new home for the next few seasons.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yankees and Cubs agreed on a trade Tuesday that could work to the Red Sox&#8217;s advantage amid their pursuit of an All-Star infielder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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